A rare case of a recurrent leiomyosarcoma of the buccal mucosa
Leiomyosarcomas are rare malignant tumors that affect smooth muscle tissue. In the oral cavity, leiomyosarcomas are exceedingly rare. The diagnosis is challenging due to the overlap of morphologic findings with several spindle cell tumors. Herein, we reported a rare recurrent case of leiomyosarcoma in a 73-year-old woman presenting clinically as a painful nodule on the buccal mucosa. Microscopically, the tumor showed atypical spindle cells with elongated, blunt-ended nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm arranged in a fascicular pattern.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Juliana Meneses Montalv ão Costa, Ivan José Correia Neto, John Lennon Silva Cunha, Carlos Eduardo De Oliveira, Oslei Paes De Almeida, Gilberth Tadeu Dos Santos, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti De Albuquerque Source Type: research